Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has no plan to keep the Bears in the city, but the mayor’s office says the city’s plan is the only one that does not burden property tax payers.
The governor spoke in Chicago on Monday and was asked about Johnson’s ideas to keep the NFL team in the Windy City.
“I know that the mayor has no plan. He has come up with no plan at all about how the Bears would end up in the city of Chicago, so that’s problematic. I’d love them to be in the city, but we are three years in now and he still has no plan,” Pritzker said.
The governor said the Bears have stated publicly, possibly as recently as last Friday, that they have only two options – the state of Indiana or northwest suburban Arlington Heights.
Pritzker said he wants to keep the Bears in Illinois.
“I’m fighting hard to make sure that they can do that and also, very importantly, because my north star is protecting the taxpayers of Illinois, that we have something that works for the state of Illinois that’s fair,” the governor said.
